Necktie supporting rack



Sept. 6, 1966 T. P. POCHOPIEN 3,270,839

NECKTIE SUPPORTING RACK Filed Oct. 29, 1964 INVENTOR. To ssie PPochopien BY M film, 14 m ATTORNEYS United States Patent 7 3,270,889NECKTIE SUPPORTING RACK Tassie P. Pochopien, 1454 Shefiield, Saginaw,Mich. Filed Oct. 29, 1964, Ser. No. 407,290 3 Claims. (Cl. 211- 13) Thisinvention relates to necktie supporting racks and more particularly to arack construction which is especially adapted for use in conjunctionwith neckties of the socalled pre-tied clip-on type.

During the past several years pre-tied neckties have become increasinglypopular, especially those which are adapted to be clipped to the wearersshirt collar rather than be secured around the wearers neck. Suchneckties conventionally include a decorative knot which is tied around ametal or plastic clip. The clip conventionally includes a projection orhook which extends rearwardly of the knot and which may be clipped tothe shirt collar so as removably to anchor the necktie in place. It alsois conventional to provide such neckties with upwardly and rearwardlydiverging arms or limbs which underlie the wearers shirt collar andstabilize the necktie when it is being worn.

Inasmuch as neckties of the kind described are not only pre-tied, but donot include a neck encircling portion, difficulty is experienced insupporting the neckties when they are not in use. Especially is itdifficult to suspend such a necktie from conventional racks andsupporting devices. As a result, it is not unusual for the owners ofsuch neckties to store them in a drawer or atop a chest of drawers, orthe like, but such storage of neckties is not satisfactory for a numberof reasons. Firstly, neckties which are laid upon a horizontal surfaceare subject to being rumpled or creased by objects being placed on topof them. Moreover, flat storage of the necktie in an unshielded locationenables dust to settle on the necktie, causing their discoloration andsoiling. Furthermore, wrinkles and creases are not as readily removed asthey are when the necktie is suspended vertically. In addition, theselection of a necktie from a group arranged one atop another on a flatsurface is not as easy as when they are suspended vertically, and theselection of a tie from a lower level of a group of ties on a fiatsurface may cause wrinkling and creasing of other ties in the groupunless considerable care is exercised.

An object of this invention is to provide a necktie supporting rackwhich is capable of suspending vertically one or more pre-tied necktiesof the clip-on type.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting rack forneckties of the class described and which is capable of supporting alarge number of different types of such neckties.

A further object of the invention is to provide a necktie supportingrack and which readily lends itself to mounting in a number of differentways.

Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie supporting rackof the kind referred to and which is simple and inexpensive inconstruction.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed outspecifically or will become apparent from the following description whenit is considered in conjunction with the appended claims and theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary, front elevational view illustrating a rackconstructed in accordance with the invention and a pre-tied, clip-onnecktie supported therey;

FIGURE 2 is a vertical sectional view of the rack, but with the necktieremoved;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of FIGURE 1; and

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FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of FIGURE 1 andillustrating the manner in which the necktie is supported.

A supporting rack constructed in accordance with the disclosedembodiment of the invention comprises an elongated body member 1 formedof wood, plastic, metal or any other suitable rigid material and havinga front face or surface 2 provided with a longitudinally extending,substantially centrally located dovetailed groove or recess 3 havingopposite side edges 4 and 5.

Means is provided for mounting the body 1 in an upright, substantiallyvertical position and may comprise blocks 6 and 7 at its upper and lowerends, respectively. The lower block 7 may be of such size as to supportthe body 1 in an upright position on any flat surface or, if desired,screws 8 may be provided for securing the body to a vertical wall or thelike. Alternatively, a circular clip (not shown) of the kind used forhanging pictures could be provided for suspending the rack from a nailor the like driven into a vertical wall.

The rack also includes a necktie supporting member designated generallyby the reference character 9. The supporting member preferably comprisesan elongated strip 10 of flexible metal, plastic, or other suitablematerial, having parallel side edges. The support 9 preferably is ofgreater width than the width of the groove 3, but because of itsflexibility can be outwardly bowed or curved so as to be accommodated inthe groove, with the side edges of the strip substantially coplanar. Theoutward curvature of the strip 10 provides a space 11 between the stripand the body 1 for a purpose presently to be explained. Atlongitudinally spaced intervals, the strip is provided with openings 12which communicate with the space 11.

The disclosed necktie rack is especially adapted for use in conjunctionwith a pre-tied, clip-on necktie designated generally by the referencecharacter 13 and having a decorative knot 14 tied around a clip formedof metal or plastic. The clip includes a rearwardly extending projection15 or clip that is adapted to be clipped to the shirt collar of thewearer. The disclosed necktie also includes a pair of arms 16 and 17that diverge upwardly and outwardly from the knot 14. The arms 16 and 17are adapted to underlie the wearers shirt collar and provide stabilityfor the tie, but the presence of such arms is optional in the sense thatsuch arms are not necessary in order for the necktie to be supported bythe disclosed rack.

To support the necktie 13 on the rack, the latter is arranged so thatthe supporting member 9 is in a substan tially vertical position. Theprojection 15 then may be inserted in any one of the openings 12,whereby the tie may be suspended vertically. If the necktie 13 includesthe arms 16 and 17, it is preferably that the arc of the strip 10 besuch that the arms are substantially tangential to the strip, therebyavoiding the imposition of stresses on the arms which could act towithdraw the projection 15 from the opening 12. Such a relationshipbetween the curvature of the strip 10 and the arms 16 and 17 is notessential. It is important, however, that the space 11 between the body1 and the supporting strip 10 be deep enough to accommodate theprojection 15.

In the disclosed embodiment, all of the openings 12 are circular. Itwill be understood, however, that the particular shape and size of suchopenings will be dictated by the shape and size of the projections to beaccommodated therein.

The disclosed invention is susceptible of considerable modification. Forexample, it is not essential that the body member 1 be provided.Instead, the supporting strip 16 could be secured directly to the block6 or other support in a suitable manner, and the block secured to a wallby the screw 8 so as to enable the strip 10 to hang vertical- 1y. Insuch a construction the thickness of the block 6 or other support shouldbe such as to provide adequate space between the rear surface of thestrip 10 and the adjacent wall to accommodate the projection 15.

The disclosed embodiment is representative of a presently preferred formof the invention, but is intended to be illustrative rather thandefinitive thereof. The invention is defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. A rack for supporting a plurality of neckties each of which has aknot having a front surface and a rear surface from which extends arearwardly projecting member, said rack comprising an elongated bodymember having opposite side edges between which is a fiat front surface;an elongated support member having side edges; means mounting saidsupport member on said body member with the side edges of said supportmember lying between. the side edges of the body member, said supportmember having a forwardly extending portion projecting beyond the frontsurface of said body member for engagement with the rear surface of aknot and to provide a space between said portion and said surface; and aplurality of longitudinally spaced openings in said portion of saidsupport member each of which is adapted for the reception of therearwardly projecting member of a necktie, the depth of said space beingsuch as to accommodate said projecting member.

2. A rack for supporting a plurality of neckties each having a knot fromwhich a pair of arms diverge laterally and rearwardly, each of saidneckties having a projection located between said arms and extendingrearwardly from said knot, said rack comprising an elongated body memberhaving opposite side edges; an elongated support member mounted on saidbody and having its side edges located inwardly of the side edges ofsaid body member, said support member being formed on the arc of acircle from one of its side edges to the other to provide a spacebetween said body member and said support member, the arc of saidsupport member being such that said support member is substantiallytangential to a knot and to the diverging arms; a plurality oflongitudinally spaced openings in said support member in communicationwith said space for reception of said projection; and means attached tosaid body member for supporting the latter in a substantially verticalposition.

3. The construction set forth in claim 2 wherein said body member isgrooved adjacent said openings.

References Cited by the Examiner UNIT ED STATES PATENTS 1,628,146 5/1927Hoops 206-72 1,817,913 8/1931 Bellemere 206--72 2,649,957 8/1953 Gapstur20645.14 2,665,801 1/1954 Berkman 20616 2,724,811 11/1955 Poupitch339-132 2,905,331 9/1959 Ross 21149 2,942,364 6/ 1960 Horton 633,118,541 1/1964 McKeever et al 21113 CLAUDE A. LE ROY, PrimaryExaminer.

W. D. LOULAN, Assistant Examiner.

2. A RACK FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF NECKTIES EACH HAVING A KNOT FROMWHICH A PAIR OF ARMS DIVERGE LATERALLY AND REARWARDLY, EACH OF SAIDNECKTIES HAVING A PROJECTION LOCATED BETWEEN SAID ARMS AND EXTENDINGREARWARDLY FROM SAID KNOT, SAID RACK COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BODY MEMBERHAVING OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES; AN ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAIDBODY AND HAVING ITS SIDE EDGES LOCATED INWARDLY OF THE SIDE EDGES OFSAID BODY MEMBER, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER BEING FORMED ON THE ARC OF ACIRCLE FROM ONE OF ITS SIDE EDGES TO THE OTHER TO PROVIDE A SPACEBETWEEN SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, THE ARC OF SAIDSUPPORT MEMBER BEING SUCH THAT SAID SUPPORT MEMBER IS SUBSTANTIALLYTANGENTIAL TO A KNOT AND TO THE DIVERGING ARMS; A PLURALITY OFLONGITUDINALLY SPACED OPENINGS IN SAID SUPPORT MEMBER IN COMMUNICATIONWITH SAID SPACE FOR RECEPTION OF SAID PROJECTION; AND MEANS ATTACHED TOSAID BODY MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING THE LATTER IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALPOSITION.